Question 1

What was responsible for the violence in "Bleeding Kansas"? Why might the violence be viewed as a "prelude to Civil War"?

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The violence in "Bleeding Kansas" was pr

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Harriet Beecher Stowe

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Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–1896) was an

Question 3

To what extent did each of these individuals contribute to the coming of the Civil War: John Brown,Stephen Douglas,and Abraham Lincoln?

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John Brown, Stephen Douglas, and Abraham

Question 4

Rank the following in order of their importance to the coming of the Civil War: Kansas-Nebraska Act,Dred Scott decision,John Brown's raid,and Lincoln's election.Justify your ranking.

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1. Dred Scott decision
2. Kansas-Nebrask

Question 5

"Lame-duck" President James Buchanan believed that

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A)  southern states had a legal right to secede from the Union. 
B)  his duty was to protect federal installations from assault. 
C)  the election of 1860 was a fraud. 
D)  southern states had no choice but to secede from the Union. 
E)  southern states could not secede under the Constitution. 
A)  southern states had a legal right to secede from the Union. 
B)  his duty was to protect federal installations from assault. 
C)  the election of 1860 was a fraud. 
D)  southern states had no choice but to secede from the Union. 
E)  southern states could not secede under the Constitution.

Question 6

Uncle Tom's Cabin may be described as

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A)  a firsthand account of slavery. 
B)  a success only in the United States. 
C)  a romanticized account of slavery. 
D)  having little effect on the start of the Civil War. 
E)  a powerful political force. 
A)  a firsthand account of slavery. 
B)  a success only in the United States. 
C)  a romanticized account of slavery. 
D)  having little effect on the start of the Civil War. 
E)  a powerful political force.

Question 7

The panic of 1857

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A)  was caused by overexportation of southern cotton. 
B)  hit hardest among grain growers of the Northwest. 
C)  finally brought southern congressmen to support free homesteads. 
D)  stimulated northern demands for lower tariff rates. 
E)  demonstrated the economic dominance of the North. 
A)  was caused by overexportation of southern cotton. 
B)  hit hardest among grain growers of the Northwest. 
C)  finally brought southern congressmen to support free homesteads. 
D)  stimulated northern demands for lower tariff rates. 
E)  demonstrated the economic dominance of the North.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-southern nationalism

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Southern nationalism refers to the cultu

Question 9

The Republicans lost the 1856 election in part because of

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A)  southern threats that a Republican victory would be a declaration of war. 
B)  lingering support for slavery in the North. 
C)  northern bullyism. 
D)  the North's unwillingness at this stage to let the South depart in peace. 
E)  the division between Democrats and Know-Nothings. 
A)  southern threats that a Republican victory would be a declaration of war. 
B)  lingering support for slavery in the North. 
C)  northern bullyism. 
D)  the North's unwillingness at this stage to let the South depart in peace. 
E)  the division between Democrats and Know-Nothings.

Question 10

Assess the validity of the following statement,"It was probably fortunate for the Union that secession and civil war did not come in 1856,following a Republican victory."

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The answer of Assess the validity of the following statement,"It...

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-self-determination

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Self-determination is the concept that i

Question 12

In the North,the panic of 1857 created calls for

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A)  an end to the gold standard and dependence on British investment. 
B)  the prohibition of slavery in the territories. 
C)  price supports for farmers. 
D)  federal regulation of land and stock speculation. 
E)  free homesteads and higher protective tariffs. 
A)  an end to the gold standard and dependence on British investment. 
B)  the prohibition of slavery in the territories. 
C)  price supports for farmers. 
D)  federal regulation of land and stock speculation. 
E)  free homesteads and higher protective tariffs.

Question 13

The proposed Crittenden Compromise,if adopted,would have

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A)  prohibited slavery north of 36◦ 30'. 
B)  guaranteed federal protection of slavery in territories south of 36◦ 30'. 
C)  annexed Cuba as a slave territory of the United States. 
D)  repealed the Fugitive Slave Law. 
E)  permitted the expansion of slavery into new territories south of 36◦ 30'. 
A)  prohibited slavery north of 36◦ 30'. 
B)  guaranteed federal protection of slavery in territories south of 36◦ 30'. 
C)  annexed Cuba as a slave territory of the United States. 
D)  repealed the Fugitive Slave Law. 
E)  permitted the expansion of slavery into new territories south of 36◦ 30'.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John Brown

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John Brown (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 18

Question 15

Nativists in the 1850s were known for their

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A)  support of Native Americans (Indians). 
B)  support of slavery. 
C)  opposition to old-stock Protestants. 
D)  anti-Catholic and antiforeign attitudes. 
E)  opposition to alcohol and Sabbath-breaking. 
A)  support of Native Americans (Indians). 
B)  support of slavery. 
C)  opposition to old-stock Protestants. 
D)  anti-Catholic and antiforeign attitudes. 
E)  opposition to alcohol and Sabbath-breaking.

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"Bleeding Kansas"

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Bleeding Kansas refers to a series of vi

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Dred Scott decision

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The Dred Scott decision, formally known

Exam 19: Drifting Toward Disunion,1854-1861

What was responsible for the violence in "Bleeding Kansas"? Why might the violence be viewed as a "prelude to Civil War"?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Harriet Beecher Stowe

To what extent did each of these individuals contribute to the coming of the Civil War: John Brown,Stephen Douglas,and Abraham Lincoln?

Rank the following in order of their importance to the coming of the Civil War: Kansas-Nebraska Act,Dred Scott decision,John Brown's raid,and Lincoln's election.Justify your ranking.

"Lame-duck" President James Buchanan believed that

Uncle Tom's Cabin may be described as

The panic of 1857

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -southern nationalism

The Republicans lost the 1856 election in part because of

Assess the validity of the following statement,"It was probably fortunate for the Union that secession and civil war did not come in 1856,following a Republican victory."

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -self-determination

In the North,the panic of 1857 created calls for

The proposed Crittenden Compromise,if adopted,would have

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Brown

Nativists in the 1850s were known for their

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Bleeding Kansas"

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Dred Scott decision

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Settling the Northern Colonies,1619-1700

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America Secedes from the Empire,1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution,1776-1790

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The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic,1800-1812

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The South and the Slavery Controversy,1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy,1841-1848

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